Sid Meier's Pirates casting off for an October 5th launch date on Wii

2K China has been hard at work adapting Sid Meier's Pirates for the Wii, and it's just about ready to set sail. In a couple months you'll be able to get the full retail release, with the Wii-exclusive minigames Bombardment and Lock Picking. The rest of the game's content is completely intact, with all of the features that made the original a classic in its genre. The Wii has next to no strategy sims to its name, but there couldn't be a better place to start than the work of Sid Meier.

New York, NY - August 25, 2010 – On October 5, 2010, cast ye gaze upon the horizon, pray to Poseidon for fair seas and set sail for Sid Meier’s Pirates!, an entertaining journey for adventurous treasure hunters unlike anything ever experienced before for on Wii™ system. The classic Sid Meier’s Pirates! has been adapted for the Wii by 2K China, and is a swashbuckling adventure that allows aspiring buccaneers to earn their sea legs serving as captain of one of 27 fully customizable man-of-war ships while they explore the tropical 17th century Caribbean islands.